9.3
CRITICAL
CVE-2008-3008
Microsoft Windows Media Encoder WMEncProfileManager ActiveX Control Stack-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in the WMEncProfileManager ActiveX control in wmex.dll in Microsoft Windows Media Encoder 9 Series allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via a long first argument to the GetDetailsString method, aka "Windows Media Encoder Buffer Overrun Vulnerability."
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 11, 2008, 1:11 a.m.
Last Modified :
Oct. 30, 2018, 4:26 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
10.0
Exploitability Score :
8.6
Affected Products
The following products are affected by CVE-2008-3008
vulnerability.
Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the
products
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are
affected, the information is not represented in the table below.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2008-3008.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122235754013992&w=2 | Mailing List |
| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/996227 | Third Party Advisory US Government Resource |
| http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31065 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020832 | Third Party Advisory VDB Entry |
| http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-253A.html | Third Party Advisory US Government Resource |
| http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2521 | Broken Link |
| https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-053 | |
| https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6018 | |
| https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6454 |
We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).
Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.
The following list is the news that have been mention
CVE-2008-3008 vulnerability anywhere in the article.
The following table lists the changes that have been made to the
CVE-2008-3008 vulnerability over time.
Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 30, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:xp:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 30, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:-:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 30, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:*:x64:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:-:*:x64:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 30, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 30, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2003_server:-:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 30, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:xp:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_xp:-:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CPE Deprecation Remap by [email protected]
Oct. 30, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2000:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows_2000:-:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Oct. 12, 2018
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS08-053.mspx [Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory] Added Reference https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/security-updates/securitybulletins/2008/ms08-053 [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Sep. 29, 2017
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Reference http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/6454 [Broken Link] Removed Reference http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6018 [Broken Link] Added Reference https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/6454 [No Types Assigned] Added Reference https://oval.cisecurity.org/repository/search/definition/oval%3Aorg.mitre.oval%3Adef%3A6018 [No Types Assigned] -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 08, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_encoder:9_series:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:*:x64:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2000:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:xp:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:xp:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:xp:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:vista:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:vista:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:vista:sp1:x64:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2008:*:x64:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_encoder:9_series:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:*:x64:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2000:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:xp:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:xp:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:xp:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2008:*:x64:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
CVE Translated by [email protected]
Nov. 08, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed Translation Desbordamiento de búfer en ciertos controles ActiveX en wmex.dll en Microsoft Windows Media Encoder 9 Series, permite a atacantes remotos ejecutar código de su elección a través de vectores no especificados, también conocida como "vulnerabilidad Windows Media Encoder Buffer Overrun". Added Translation Desbordamiento de búfer basado en pila en el control WMEncProfileManager ActiveX en wmex.dll en Microsoft Windows Media Encoder 9 Series permite a atacantes remotos ejecutar un código arbitrario a través de un primer argumento largo en el método GetDetailsString, también conocido como "Windows Media Encoder Buffer Overrun Vulnerability". -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 08, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_encoder:9_series:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:*:x64:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2000:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:xp:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:xp:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:xp:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:vista:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:vista:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:vista:sp1:x64:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2008:*:x64:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_encoder:9_series:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:*:x64:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2000:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:xp:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:xp:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:xp:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2008:*:x64:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:* -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_encoder:9_series:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2000:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:xp:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:xp:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:xp:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:*:x64:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:vista:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:vista:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:vista:*:x64:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:vista:sp1:x64:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2008:*:x64:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_encoder:9_series:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:*:x64:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2000:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:xp:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:xp:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:xp:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:vista:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:vista:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:vista:sp1:x64:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2008:*:x64:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Changed Reference Type http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS08-053.mspx Patch http://www.microsoft.com/technet/security/Bulletin/MS08-053.mspx Mitigation, Vendor Advisory, Patch Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31065 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31065 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/6454 No Types Assigned http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/6454 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020832 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020832 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122235754013992&w=2 No Types Assigned http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122235754013992&w=2 Mailing List Changed Reference Type http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6018 No Types Assigned http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6018 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2521 No Types Assigned http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2521 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/996227 US Government Resource http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/996227 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource Changed Reference Type http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-253A.html US Government Resource http://www.us-cert.gov/cas/techalerts/TA08-253A.html Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 07, 2016
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed CPE Configuration Configuration 1 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_encoder:9_series:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2000:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:xp:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:xp:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:xp:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:*:x64:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:vista:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:vista:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:vista:*:x64:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:vista:sp1:x64:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2008:*:x64:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Configuration 1 AND OR *cpe:2.3:a:microsoft:windows_media_encoder:9_series:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:*:x64:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2000:sp4:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:xp:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:xp:sp3:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:xp:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2003:sp2:x64:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:vista:sp1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:vista:*:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:vista:sp1:x64:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2008:*:x64:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:o:microsoft:windows-nt:2008:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Changed Reference Type http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31065 No Types Assigned http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/31065 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/6454 No Types Assigned http://www.milw0rm.com/exploits/6454 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020832 No Types Assigned http://www.securitytracker.com/id?1020832 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry Changed Reference Type http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122235754013992&w=2 No Types Assigned http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=122235754013992&w=2 Mailing List Changed Reference Type http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6018 No Types Assigned http://oval.mitre.org/repository/data/getDef?id=oval:org.mitre.oval:def:6018 Broken Link Changed Reference Type http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2521 No Types Assigned http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/2521 Broken Link -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Sep. 11, 2008
Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity
being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS
score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2008-3008 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2008-3008
weaknesses.
CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call
CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities
CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables
CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow
CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow
CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion
CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File
CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links
CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags
CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion
CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers
CAPEC-123: Buffer Manipulation Buffer Manipulation
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
95.74 }} -0.37%
score
0.99428
percentile
CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability